Simpson scores 5 times for Erwin

11:43 PM,
Sep. 13, 2013

Erwin's Jonathan Allen takes off for a big gain against Madison on Friday night.

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Tyler Norris Goode
| SPECIAL TO CITIZEN-TIMES

Even when Erwin faced its worst field position Friday night, Madison had no chance to catch the Warriors.

Kelman Simpson took a hand-off in his own end zone, bounced out to the left side then blew past Patriots' defenders for what went down as a 99-yard touchdown just 10.4 seconds before halftime. It was one of five scores by Simpson, and it slammed the door shut on an outmatched Madison squad as Erwin rolled to a 55-27 victory at home.

"I felt like the way we were spreading the ball out, we eventually were going to bust one wide open," said Simpson, who suggested the rare running play in the huddle to ...